LAN Home Media Server (no internet)

[Guillo]

Hi everyone, I couldn't find a similar post to this, so apologies if it's duplicated.

 

I think this should be pretty straightforward: I have a Windows 10 desktop pc lying around with 3tb worth of internal storage full of movies, songs and other media, and an unreliable ISP, so every now and then the internet is down and I want a way to stream those movies (or any file) from that pc to the devices in my house (i.e. The laptop connected to the home theater, or play music with a phone in the kitchen's sound sistem all from that pc). Normally I'd use Splashtop or TeamViewer, but here's the catch: I want to do all this in a LAN with no internet access. How could I do that? Is it even possible? Thank you guys.

[FloRolf]

Splash top and TeamViewer don't need internet iirc? 

But Plex should be your solution. 

[Dark]

Plex or DLNA.

[Guillo]

Hey thanks for the quick responses. I'm not home right now but I'll look more into using Splashtop and TeamViewer that way when I return. I've also never used Plex nor DLNA but I'll give that a try. I'll keep you posted. Cheers!

[jkirkcaldy]

Plex is great for streaming media but make sure you look into how to set it up to avoid problems with intermittent internet connections.

 

Plex needs to call back to their servers for authentication so if you know you have internet connection issues then there are some settings to change but you should be aware before committing.

 

 

[Mikensan]

Teamviewer requires an internet connection. No idea about splashtop, never used it.

 

Install Plex Media Server on the Desktop with 3 TB, and install Plex Media Player on the laptop. You can then stream movies/music/pictures. 

[Salv8 (sam)]

On 3/5/2018 at 2:02 AM, Dark said:

DLNA.

DLNA is dead, windows is going to stop supporting it in coming releases (OSX is stuck with it as that is what they use to serve shares around a network)

i would also recermend connecting the system every so often to the internet for updates to the OS and Plex if you can

[Guillo]

On 6/3/2018 at 10:01 AM, Mikensan said:

Teamviewer requires an internet connection. No idea about splashtop, never used it.

 

Install Plex Media Server on the Desktop with 3 TB, and install Plex Media Player on the laptop. You can then stream movies/music/pictures. 

Thanks, that's just what I wanted. Cheers!

[LAwLz]

Another alternative is to just share the folder through Windows and have your other devices connect to it. No need for special software like Plex or anything like that. Just a simple share.